Jiri Prochazka is nearing the biggest fight in his UFC career. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion of the world will have to beat Alex Pereira if he wants to regain his belt. And ahead of their UFC 295 match-up, Prochazka has surprised fans with his unconventional MMA top 5 fighters ever.
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Prochazka and Pereira will compete in the main event of a packed UFC 295 card this weekend. The event will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York and will be live on PPV on the UFC Fight Pass and ESPN. And ahead of the event, the build-up has already begun. So far, it promises to be a cracking contest.
Ahead of UFC 295 Jiri Prochazka’s Picks Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and More as His Top 5
Jiri Prochazka picks surprising MMA top 5 ahead of UFC 295
Prochazka fulfilled his media duties ahead of Saturday’s main event clash. When speaking to the media, the Czech fighter gave his MMA GOAT top 5 list. His list included Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Charles Oliveira, Fedor Emelianenko, and George St-Pierre. However, he did not mention if this was the order.
Prochazka’s selection has some notable names missing. While all these lists and top 5s are subjective, some will always disagree. Fans will point towards the fact that Khabib Nurmagomedov was not there. Others will question the absence of names like Demetrious Johnson and Anderson Silva.
While there will always be absentees, it’s Prochazka’s choice of Oliveira that will raise the most eyebrows. Yes, the Brazilian has the most submissions in the UFC. However, he had a difficult start to life in the promotion and has racked up a few losses.
Although he has had a great comeback to the top, Oliveira’s title reign also did not last very long. He lost the title on the scales and never had the opportunity to defend it. Therefore, Prochazka picking Oliveira will be the biggest surprise. Some fans will definitely point toward recency bias.
So there you have it. This is Jiri Prochazka’s MMA top 5 GOAT list. What do you make of his choices?
